Drug Smuggling Case – NCB freezes former DMK leader Jaffer Sadiq’s bank transactions

NCB (Narcotics Control Bureau) has frozen the financial transactions of DMK leader and Tamil film producer Jaffer Sadiq. It is reported that the NCB froze financial transactions from 8 bank accounts belonging to Jaffer Sadiq, the main accused in a narcotic smuggling case worth Rs. 2000 crore.

Jaffer Sadiq is currently absconding and after gathering substantial evidence on his role in international drug smuggling, the NCB sealed his house in Mylapore, Chennai.

Last week, in a joint operation conducted by the NCB and Delhi Police, three Tamil Nadu natives were arrested. Officials also seized 50kg of Pseudoephedrine from them. Upon further investigation, the investigation team found that Jaffer Sadiq was the mastermind behind the narcotic smuggling.

The incident has been harshly criticized by Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai, who urged the DMK government to take stringent action against all those involved in drug trafficking.

Later, as a means of safeguarding the party’s image, the DMK removed Jaffer Sadiq from his position as Deputy Organiser of the DMK party’s NRI wing in West Chennai district. The NCB has intensified the search for Jaffer Sadiq.